Summer 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Doctoral Graduates

Sherry Warren – Summer 2020
Dissertation Title: An Exploratory Study of International Social Work Education in U. S. Classrooms

Committee:
Chair – Terry Koenig
Methodologist – Edward Canda
Member – Richard N. Spano
Member – Mary Gitau (Clarke University)
Grad Studies Representative - Mehrangiz Najafizadeh

Whitney Grube – Fall 2020
Dissertation Title: Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Home and Community Based Services: Understanding Patterns of Service Utilization Among the SED Waiver Population

Committee:
Chair – Amy Mendenhall
Methodologist – Nancy Jo Kepple
Member – Becci A. Akin
Member – Megan Paceley
Member – Genevieve Graaf (Univ. Texas at Arlington)
Grad Studies Representative - Florence Digennaro Reed

Megan Leopold – Spring 2021
Dissertation Title: Home visiting: An exploratory study of provider activity and family engagement

Committee:
Chair – Jody Brook
Methodologist – Becci A. Akin
Member – Amy Mendenhall
}Member - Kere Hughes-Belding (Iowa State)
Grad Studies Representative – Edward K. Morris

Hyun Kang - Spring 2021
Dissertation passed Dissertation Title: Ageism and Productive Engagement: The Roles of Self Efficacy and Intergenerational Contact

Committee:
Chair – Rosemary Chapin
Methodologist – John P. Poggio
Member – Deb Adams
Member – Sarah Rebecca Jen
Grad Studies Representative - David Ekerdt

Amittia Parker - Spring 2021
Dissertation Title: Support Across Contexts: A Grounded Theory Study on Mental Health and Supports Among African American Mothers

Committee:
Chair – Nancy Jo Kepple
Methodologist – Megan Paceley
Member – Amy Mendenhall
Member – Sarah Rebecca Jen
Grad Studies Representative – Jomella Thompson

Stacy Dunkerley - Spring 2021
Dissertation Title: Engaging parents in foster care services: A longitudinal examination of the relationships between parent engagement, children’s placement stability, and family reunification

Committee:
Chair – Becci A. Akin
Methodologist – Briana McGeough
Member – Margaret Severson
Member – Alice Lieberman
Grad Studies Representative – Christopher Cushing